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Private Ax-4 astronauts heading back to Earth early July 14: Watch it live

12 hours 54 min ago
The private Ax-4 astronaut mission will undock from the International Space Station on Monday morning (July 14), and you can watch the action live.
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'Pebble' beaches around young stars join together to form planets

13 hours 54 min ago
Planetary construction sites around other stars are filled with pebbles, and for the first time radio telescopes have detected these tiny chunks of rock that stick together to form planets.
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Experts ask where the center of the universe is

14 hours 54 min ago
With the universe constantly expanding, scientists have a hard time finding where its center is.
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Feast your eyes on the shortlisted pics for the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards (photos)

15 hours 54 min ago
The winners will be announced during a ceremony in September.
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Earth may have at least 6 'minimoons' at any given time. Where do they come from?

17 hours 54 min ago
"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers away."
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SpaceX launches mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (video)

22 hours 33 min ago
SpaceX launched a mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit from Florida's Space Coast early Sunday morning (July 13).
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'Mycopunk' is what happens when 'Borderlands' gets a nasty fungal infection (Interview)

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 12:00pm
Robots take on a dangerous and world-consuming fungus in Mycopunk, a new co-op shooter set in outer space. We chatted to the developers about how the fungal menace was created.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 168 — "Survivor: NASA"

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 11:27am
On Episode 168 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik jump into the headlines. including Sean Duffy being named interim NASA Administrator.
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Who is Metamorpho, the shape-shifting miracle in James Gunn's 'Superman'?

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 11:00am
This B-List DC Comics character is about to shine in the limelight of James Gunn's new superhero epic.
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Inside New Brunswick's ambituous plan for the world's densest dark-sky corridor

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 10:00am
Astrotourism is coming to Canada, thanks to an ambitious plan for a chain of six dark-sky sites along 100 miles of the spectacular Bay of Fundy coastline.
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We've tested loads of space tech and these are the best Amazon Prime Day deals still available — star projectors, model rockets, drones and more

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 9:48am
Amazon Prime Day 2025 is now over, but there are still plenty of space tech deals still available with discounts on model rockets, star projectors and drones.
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Don't miss the stars of the Summer Triangle twinkling in the eastern sky this weekend

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 9:00am
The Summer Triangle is a formation of stellar bodies called an asterism, made up of the bright stars Vega, Deneb and Altair.
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Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 8:00am
"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?"
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Chinese company Landspace aims to debut its reusable methane rocket this year (video)

Sat, 07/12/2025 - 6:00am
Landspace aims to debut its stainless steel Zhuque-3 rocket later this year, marking a bold step forward for China's commercial launch sector.
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Act fast to get the best cameras for less — Amazon Prime Day ends tonight

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 5:30pm
The end of Prime Day is in sight — savings won't last for long on these top Canon and Sony cameras.
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Want a last minute steal? Save $200 on this pro-level Sony A7R IV mirrorless camera as Walmart takes on Amazon

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 5:00pm
Prime Day is brilliant, but the best savings aren't always at Amazon. Walmart has beaten the online giant's price for this Sony A7R IV camera, by over $200, but it could be ending soon!
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'Darkness is coming.' 'Foundation' Season 3 arrives today on Apple TV+

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 5:00pm
The Mule makes a murderous entrance in today's premiere episode, 'A Song For the End of Everything'.
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Keeping wastewater flowing into tomorrow's coffee | On the ISS this week July 7 - 11, 2025

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 4:00pm
The Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews spent their second of two weeks together conducting science aboard the International Space Station.
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Prime Day is over but savings are still active — invest in some new optics for the return of Saturn to late-night skies

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 3:00pm
Prime Day finished on July 11 and there are still some late savings on telescopes and binoculars, but they won't last forever.
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Sunspot crackling with magnetic 'bombs' is now turning toward Earth (photo)

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 3:00pm
Astrophotographer Philippe Tosi captured explosive Ellerman bombs on the sun's surface as an active sunspot turned toward Earth.
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